My Mom
Mom and me
We all start our arts and crafts careers somewhere, and mine begins with my mom. Not only is my mom my biggest art and craft fan, she is also a source of inspiration. She is a great sounding board for all ideas and her enthusiasm for a project always gets me moving. She is also an accomplished crafter herself. She always enjoys colourful and beautiful things and is creative in every way. Always thinking outside the box to solve create problems.
I have vivid memories of being young and baking or crafting with my mom. One Christmas my brothers, my mom, and I made a really awesome gingerbread house and we enjoyed it so much we escalated to gingerbread villages! Mom would slave over all the pieces of the houses and my brothers and I would just go nuts building and decorating.
Mom and I would sew pillows, barbie clothes, and dolls. We would ‘cork’ (I believe they call this spool knitting) coasters and I even made a whole rainbow coloured rug. I learned to cross stitch and knit when I got a bit older and my mom was always behind me. She would pick up yarn or patterns for me and framed some of my finished cross stitched pieces.
My mom is also very supportive of my photography. She has many of my pieces framed in her home and is always very interested to see my latest shots.
To say the least I could never ask for better mom. Love you Ma!
